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by Jonathan Kligler (Author)
The Jewish sages taught that when we study the Torah we should continuously turn it and turn it, like a gem with countless facets, looking for new and deeper meanings. In this volume of essays on each weekly Torah portion, Rabbi Jonathan Kligler shares choice insights from his decades of study and teaching. Drawing on both ancient and modern sources, and weaving scholarship and personal stories, Kligler invites the reader to investigate the countless layers of insight and inspiration that vibrant Torah study can provide.
Author Biography
Jonathan Kligler is a gifted teacher of Jewish wisdom and an inspiring and transformative leader. His experiential teaching style reveals that Judaism can be a heart-opening and joyful spiritual path, without sacrificing the precious Jewish attributes of intellectual depth and inquiry. Kligler was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and since 1988 has served as the spiritual leader of the Woodstock Jewish Congregation in Woodstock, N.Y. He is the author of Hineni: Essays and Torah Commentaries from Twenty-Five Years on the Bimah (2013) and is an accomplished musician and recording artist.
